Russia welcomes the statements delivered by French President Emmanuel Macron on the need to establish collective work with Russia, but that these initiatives must translate into reality, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told an audience of students and teachers of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) and the Foreign Ministry’s Diplomatic Academy on the occasion of the beginning of a new academic year.
"Realization of the dramatic changes that are taking place on the modern geopolitical arena has just manifested itself in the very powerful address delivered by President Emmanuel Macron at the annual French ambassadors’ conference, when he directly acknowledged that the hegemony of the Western world had run its course in the international relations and recognized the need to establish collective work with Russia, China and other leading modern states," Lavrov recalled.
"Naturally, we cannot but welcome such proposals and initiatives," TASS cited him as saying.
"The main thing is that they translate into reality and help establish equal dialogue based on mutual respect and consensus aiming at achieving specific agreements," the Russian top diplomat stressed.
